Fist of the North Star fans have had no shortage of excellent games to celebrate the incredibly iconic manga and anime franchise. The classic ArcSys fighting game is still played and beloved by many to this day. On top of that, an incredible action RPG by the team that brought us Yakuza and Judgement, Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise, came out on PlayStation 4 last year to critical acclaim. Now, fans of the hot-blooded post-apocalyptic action series can relive the magic through a soon to be released mobile game.
Sega has been teasing Fist of the North Star: Legends ReVIVE for months now. The pocket-sized action game lets you re-experience the iconic struggles and storylines from the original game, but with a character-collecting twist that’s sure to get countless fans addicted. Test servers for the game launched back in June, while pre-registration is currently open on the official website in Japan and the west. Once you’ve registered, just sit back and wait until September 5th rolls around so you can begin forming your dream team and blazing through the history of manga legend Kenshiro.
Fist of the North Star (or Hokuto no Ken) is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1988. Eventually, the 245 chapters were collected in 27 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Set in a post-apocalyptic world that has been destroyed by a nuclear war, the story centers on a warrior named Kenshiro, the successor of a deadly martial art known as Hokuto Shinken, which gives him the ability to kill most adversaries from within through the use of the human body’s secret vital points, often resulting in an exceptionally violent and gory death. Kenshiro dedicates his life to fighting against the various gangs, bandits, and warlords who threaten the lives of the weak and innocent, as well as rival martial artists, including his own “brothers” from the same school.
